In all her Glory… The New Colossus By Emma Lazarus, 1883 Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,With conquering limbs astride from land to land;Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall standA mighty woman with a torch, whose flameIs the imprisoned lightning, and her nameMother of Exiles. From her beacon-handGlows world-wide welcome; her mild… Read More Lady Liberty

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We are in NYC. and it is my Birthday!  I have spent many birthdays in NYC  and I call “Hot and hazy “my birthday weather” because that is how it usually is…. but today… we pulled the black-out shades over and  HALLELUJAH!!! crystal blue skies, not a cloud in sight. must have been the torrential downpour… Read More You’ve come a LONG way Baby!

…and speaking of “My HapPy Place!”

we have the BIG KID Cousins…  ..summer is synonymous with cousins … and we have the little kids cousins… …and tonight, speaking with MY cousins, Amy and Amanda, I had a very sobering thought… …. as we listened to our combined 8 children play happily as if they see each other everyday… and we pondered… Read More breathe

…Time Traveling… we are now arriving at 2008.are you still with me? SO…eventually I tired of the yellow.  But what color should I paint the Living Room / Dining Room? I stumbled upon this home in the Now Defunct my old most favoriteDOMINO magazine  and knew that our home would welcome this same feeling with open arms. The… Read More Transformation Part 2

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  If you live with an Addiction to Decorating, like I happily do,  well, you know the drill…you start with ONE room…and then, the next thing you know, you have done 5 rooms and the color scheme of the house has undergone a complete transformation.  Such is the case with our Pink Dining Room.  Lets time travel for a moment. It… Read More Transformation – Part I

     My stepbrother is a writer and an all around Artsy talented guy. He is also a Great Dad. He has come up with an incredible idea for his daughter’s 13th birthday.  (spoiler alert– JOSEY or anyone that cannot keep a secret from JOSEY, and you know who you are… please read NO further) Okay, so… Read More Spontaneity Part 2

     I began this blog 5 months ago, in February. I was home, more than usual, and slightly sofa bound, nursing my 10 year old son, who had MONO, back to health. At that time, I had two blogs; one that I had started a few years ago…mostly an “essay” blog but that got… Read More Narrowing my Focus